"Now that the official business is over," Manager Amabel's expression became relaxed, "it's time for private business."
"We're here anyway, why not take care of more things at once...right?"
The male researcher joked: "I guess what you want to ask is about children."
"You can't guess much, Alan."
Amabel frowned and asked seriously: "I heard that your child was admitted to the Yaweng Church this year?"
"yes."
The male researcher named Allen spoke calmly, but there was obvious pride in his expression: "With a comprehensive evaluation score of 82, I may be promoted to bishop within three years."
"Your child is only eighteen this year, right?"
"I'm nineteen, and I just celebrated my birthday last month."
"Then I really congratulate you..."
Amabel hesitated for a moment and asked: "Is your child from Xihui? What is the teaching quality of the teachers at Xihui Academy of Fine Arts, and are their fees high?
"My child will be entering school next year. She is only interested in music and art, and she also has synesthesia talent. I think her natural depth of 'color' element is more than 30%, so it would be good to become a painter."
"Xihui, what should I say..."
Allen thought for a while and replied rigorously: "Xihui Academy is more focused on hard work. Even among all the integrated art academies in the empire that offer basic classes and intensive classes, Xihui Academy was opened by Master Nigel himself.
The college is also the most demanding.
"The criticisms from the instructors in the academy are so harsh that they may come close to Yaweng's quality - it's all criticism and almost no encouragement."
"...Although I think this may damage students' self-confidence, it is also a teaching idea. As long as the teachers' criticism is fair enough, it will help them establish a solid enough aesthetic system."
Manager Amabel frowned: "But in this case, will there really be no children who have a mental breakdown?"
"There must be."
Allen said with great certainty: "Because from the very beginning, Xihui Academy was not prepared for children who still have a way out. In addition to the necessary common sense and skills, the rest is a large number of exercise sheets, and high-intensity drawing exceeds 100% every day."
Eight hours... Of course, nutrition and rest are sufficient, and it will not hurt the body.
"As for the professionalism of the teachers, there is no need to worry. For more than a hundred years, the teachers at Xihui College have been bishops and cardinals of the Zhiji Church.
"Although Mr. Nigel did not become Zhiji's Pope in the end, among the four students he taught personally in his later years, there were two Zhiji's Popes, one Zhiji's Cardinal, and one Yaweng's Pope.
Zong. So far, Zhiji Church still adheres to his old man’s philosophy:
"——'Reason and science are the brightest gems on the crown of civilization, and the fire of art brings the brightest light. It is because of art that people can see clearly how much civilization has left since ancient times.
Traces of greatness.'
"'The fire of art has been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times... Because of this, this light will never dim. The fire of art can also warm others. We will never make cold art, but use our blood and sweat to
Tears pour out fire-like art and cultivate fire-like artistic people.'"
"It sounds pretty good."
After hearing this, Manager Amabel nodded repeatedly: "Although I don't know much about art... but it seems to be quite reliable."
"Because Master Nigel at that time did not have outstanding talent and did not receive a very good or professional education. Painting was not a legitimate industry at that time. He practiced it part-time... but in the end he
He taught four generations of famous painters.
"Not only did he teach them painting techniques, but he also taught them how to behave, how to learn, and how to improve themselves. Each of his four students is the founder of a school. Their personalities and abilities are different, but each person's character
Everyone can be respected as a master.
"I think it is necessary to learn how to be a human being."
After Allen said this, he thought for a moment and added: "And... didn't you just ask me how they charge?
"Then I can tell you, they don't charge."
"No charge?"
Amabel was a little surprised, and quickly realized something: "In that case, will students pay attention to this knowledge?"
"Because the situation is like this - the tuition itself is very expensive, but it does not need to be paid before enrolling. Then, when the tutors teach these students painting, the assignments themselves are not waste paper.
"After criticizing the mistakes they made, they will use the magic of the Paper Princess Church to judge how much effort the children have put in and how much effort they have put into, plus bonus points for their thoughts and ideas...using a photo
Compared with the waste paper, it is many, many times more expensive to buy their paintings. The money is enough to cover the tuition and even subsidize them quite a bit.
"Although it deserves criticism technically, it deserves encouragement in terms of attitude - I think this is what they mean."
"This is very good."
Amabel praised: "If it is just severe criticism, it may make them develop an overly utilitarian concept - that is, they think that any painting that is not good enough is garbage. If they do not value their own works, they will naturally not
Will value the work of others.
"This is actually encouraging them to 'survive the fittest in art'. Of course, this is not a 'warm light'. But if these paintings are purchased with their level of care, it can also make these children realize that every painting
Paintings are valuable..."
"Yes, I think so too."
Allen nodded repeatedly: "Because 'an artist's intention cannot be wasted, nor should it be despised. It is the crystallization of dreams, the blood of the heart, and the tears of children.' That's what my children said to me.
"I heard that Paper Princess was asked to do this a long time ago."
"...Paper Princess?"
Amabel was a little stunned: "Why do you want gods to do these things? Where does Paper Princess' money come from? Are you reimbursing them directly?"
"No," Allen immediately denied, "I asked that too. I was still wondering if this would breed laziness in people or destroy the market... But what surprised me was the way Paper Princess made money.
, actually painting portraits of people.
"She traveled around the world on foot, painting portraits of big people to make money and support the poor painters. At that time, it was difficult for painters to have enough to eat, especially the new painters who were not high enough but were passionate about art.
.Many of them are actually talented, but before they realize their talents, they are blocked by the hammer of reality.
"It started from Master Nigel - he and his apprentices vowed not to let Zhiji have such a hard time. They took the initiative to take over this burden and left it to the bishops of Zhiji Church.
"Train them in a formal way, teach them, and strictly supervise their practice, give them the best life...teach them to be self-reliant and self-reliant. Instead of letting the gods personally make money to support the new painters."
Allen lamented: "I think the best thing here is that these paintings will be stored. The money the college gives to students is not a charity or a gift... but like a loan, which is more of a protection."
Improve students' self-esteem.
"When the students get better in life, they can store them in front of the college and then buy them back. As far as I know, these students will spend hundreds or even thousands of times the amount of money to buy these paintings - a
On the one hand, I miss my life at that time, and on the other hand, I am grateful for the college.
"Some of them will enter the Yaweng Church, but most of them will enter the Zhiji Church. If it is the latter, then they will also become mentors for the next generation of students... and so on."
Listening to all this in silence.
Annan recalled in his ears what Nigel said to him when he saw him on the subway:
[I will not die. My life is still very precious. When I am about to die of old age, I will support a few poor students who love painting and teach them what I have learned throughout my life]
【——Pass on the kindness Zhiji gave me in the past】